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11 Cards in this Set
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ballast
The hot air balloon rose when the water used as ballast was let go. |
Heavy material used to make a ship upright
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buoyant
1.The life jackets are buoyant enough to support a 200-pound person. 2.The students were in a buoyant mood on the last day of school. |
1.Able to float.
2.Cheerful and carefree. |
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clamber
I clambered onto the roof to get the kite. |
To climb awkwardly.
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detach
I detached the upper portion of the bill and returned it with my payment. |
To separate from.
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eerie
The eerie sound you heard was just an owl hooting. |
Strange or mysterious.
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fathom
The wreck of the Spanish ship lay in thirty fathoms of water. |
A length of six feet or to under stand
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pique
1.Pandora’s curiosity was piqued by the mysterious box that she was not supposed to open. 2.It was the scientist’s pique at not being invited to take part in the experiment that caused him to write that derogatory article about it. |
To arouse or excite or a feeling of resentment caused by being ignored, insulted, etc.
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probe
1.I probed the snow with my ski pole to determine how deep it was. 2.he Odyssey space craft was launched in 2001 to probe the surface of the planet Mars. 3.The doctor used a probe to look for fragments of glass in the wound. 4.he police probe into illegal gambling led to twelve arrests. |
1.To poke or prod.
2.To examine closely. 3.A long, slender instrument used to examine a wound or part of the body. 4.A thorough investigation. |
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realize
I realized a lifelong dream by going skydiving. |
To bring into being; to make happen.
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rupture
1.Frost ruptured the water pipe, flooding the basement. 2.The earthquake caused a rupture in the highway that took three months to repair. 3.The rupture between Cuba and the United States began when Fidel Castro seized control of the island. |
1.To split or break.
2.A breaking or tearing apart by force. 3.he breaking of a friendly relationship. |
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sphere
The earth is not quite a sphere because it is flattened at the poles. The 1823 Monroe Doctrine extended the United States’ sphere of influence throughout the Americas. |
An object with all points on its surface equally distant from its center; a ball or globe.
An area of power, influence, or activity. |
